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Grocery sales hit £11.7bn in December

Take-home grocery sales reached £11.7bn in December alone as shoppers upped their spending to celebrate Christmas, according to the latest…

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Price rises to pick up momentum in 2022

Shop price annual inflation accelerated to 0.8% in December, up from 0.3% in November with prices set to rise in…

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Ethical spending hits ‘record’ £122bn in 2021

Ethical spending across the UK has reached “record” highs as it exceeded £100bn for the first time ever, amounting to…

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Why 2022 will be a defining year for UK retail

Retailers are coming out of what has been another challenging year but are undoubtedly now optimistic and looking forward to…

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Boohoo warns higher return rates to impact FY22 profits

Boohoo has warned that “significantly” higher return rates will impact profits for the full-year ending 28 February 2022 making it…

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B&M to pay £250m to shareholders

B&M has announced that its board will pay out a total of £250m to shareholders after declaring a special dividend…

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Frasers Group profits soar 75% in H1

Frasers Group has seen its pre-tax profit rocket 75% to £186m in its latest half-year results, largely driven by a…

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McColl’s FY profit to be hit by supply chain issues

McColl’s has warned that profits could be between £20m and £22m in the full-year ended 28 November 2021, down from…

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Retail trends 2022: What Brits want from retailers

Attest, a consumer research platform for the world’s biggest brands, today releases new data on the retail trends that are…

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Consumer spending rises 16% in November

Consumer spending grew by 16% in November as early festive pursuits boosted retail, hospitality and leisure, according to the latest…

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